Genetics Quiz

Which of the following is a homozyogus allele pair?

• mm
• Nn
• Op
• Dd

Which of the following is heterozygous allele pair?

• BB
• bb
• Bb
• Ab

What is a phenotype?

• Something you cannot see
• Visible Traits
• Invisible Traits
• Gg

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a phenotype?

• Green Eyes
• Curly Hair
• Floppy Ears
• Heterozygous

What is a genotype?

• Visible traits
• Genetic Makeup
• Characteristics you can see
• Widows peak

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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Which of the following is NOT a genotype?

• Aa
• homozygous recessive
• Blue eyes
• homozygous dominant

When using the term homozygous, why is it necessary to add the word recessive or dominant?

• Because it sounds better
• Otherwise we would not know what pair they are talking about
• Otherwise the term seems lonely
• Because without it homozygous looks incomplete

What would heterozygous dominant look like?

• HH
• hh
• Gh
• Not valid

In dogs, brown fur is dominant and grey fur is recessive. Larry, a heterozygous dog, bred with a homozygous dominant (FF) female.  What is Larry's allele pair?

• FF
• GG
• ff
• Ff

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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If Kaley has the recessive trait of blue eyes and her husband Jay also has the recessive trait of blue eyes. What color could their children's eyes be?

• blue
• brown
• purple
• Not enough info

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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